There are virii that use Java, Javascript, Flash, you name it, and then there's the evil code masquerading as something innocuous. The issue here is architectural -- the OS bases execution decisions on nothing more than the file name suffix, then executes code with full privileges to do whatever it wants. Mozilla on Windows is better than IE on Windows, but it's still building castles in a swamp.
Well, mozilla doesn't execute any attachment without asking first (you can disable the prompt, though, but it's there by default). And you can disable plugins (java and flash) and javascript for mail. And you can choose to see html mail either as simplified (safe) html or plain text (safer).
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